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Staying busy and distracted helps. Pain is Draining. 🌻<3

Oh salt water is awesome for healing and helps shrink the inflammation swelling,
and is an awesome friendly reminder too. :cool:

Somehow we pull through when it gets tough. Better and better everyday.
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AngelsandFairiesarereal said:
Going to start doing artwork again to help with getting in a better space
Big hugs to everyone 🌺💜

@Shady's Fox I had to get two molars extracted last year and it definitely took a little while to heal. I went back to the surgeon and he said to give it time and keep rinsing with salt water, I did and it eventually started getting better. I hope the same healing for you 💕
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Tip off the surgeon, is all his work in the end.

I had a 10/10 surgeon that did it in less than 15m, and in that time he even asked me if I want either Arcoxia(which happens that I still have some leftovers from April) or Ketonal, I took a 150mg prolonged release ketoprofen and Clindamycin. I tried to aim and reset my body this way, I never took clindamicin but he even said "next-gen" and yeah means and doesn't. At same time I educate myself on what and how and Clindamycin can't fail to treat residues.

My main infection cure was removal but am talking about those things that antibiotics take care of only.

For me is different, I aim to smoke just at end of month so I try my best to heal.
 
There's some things I didn't 100% know, but knew a bit.

So I get this ETI Milk Burger, is a tiny 35g sweet that's soft enough for my situation to get both of worlds, and I took a slightly larger bite and felt a bit of strech there..

But am careful, sure as hell doesn't happen again.

I now eat what I dislike, some instant maggi ramen and I know how to.

It was soft but why, eh.. Happens, best never does again. It's a extreme period I go through but is one time and after this healing period, I am gonna wait a bit and then do some root canals, looked into money.. is expensive but I try at least, at this surgeon I hope because these are same people but high quality dentists.
 
I did ate, even a rasin sweet rum biscuits, at least smells like that

and I did 99% finish assembling what I washed, only my pillow is left to dry... because I cannot really afford to take it to expert now, it happens.

I with this long break from work, from.. everything I did before this year, I've had only non compromised things coming to me, really and it was also a cronology where I can find some quietness.

Anyway, I woke up yesterday swollen on my non-affected left side and since then I took some Ninesulide/Ketoprofen.

thought to take the nimesulide out bc I said to myself, why take Arcoxia for nothing? for what...

this way in 15-30m am pain free and happily maybe some swollen residues off meanwhile.

Has to.. maybe is the way I've laid my head when I went to sleep? I have my winter blanket I use as extension to lift my head sort of.

and maybe when I was on my tummy side I had too much contact with an edge or something.

Gonna look into, did some tonight will do whole by time I am gonna go to end the day.
 
July 19.

To look back or not to? Nah..

that was progress, all this... and I am so at peace with myself knowing I solved an old issue I first thought it wasn't dental in the first place.

My fistula is closing more by day, it had sort of yellow splash after surgery and days on but not anymore. Not exactly able to pinpoint why? maybe pus maybe the surgeon did something there? He was so fast I wasn't able to see him, I mean for the thrill of how doctors can handle their dexterity vs one another it is something and why we are all different at end of day. Maybe less than 15m? No pain but did felt a sharp sting in my #46 I think? when he injected me there and under the tongue tiny, a pain that for a brief second radiated in my whole body.

I am glad I didn't cheap out and went to my health insurance because their one of kind in dental issues among other health conditions that do not relate to teeth.

I am also out of words that it didn't took more teeths with it and had money to do it in time, imagine people sometimes live with infections for years nowadays because of how the worldwide financial struggle is even among white collar workers which unless you're an IT/accountant very dim chances to have something off side for you, a fun you wish to basically.

Anyway, now is morning, I am getting ready to brush my teeths.

I had 2 cigars and some coffee — out of 4, I can live with these 2 more. Also smoking on unaffected side with light tokes and nose exhale. I am not smoking as frequent as I did before, and I am slowly making my way because am still careful despite the fact that I had no complications, keep in mind it extractions by default are a shooting star sort of for the body, now one that had infection? Yeah. So again am taking all with baby steps.

Hope by end of the year I will be able to chew on my other side at least soft solid food, about half chewed bread or chew directly.. but at least I can eat, smoke and have my life back for about 60% back. When I eat chicken is a bit of pain sometimes because inevitably being a dry food when you swallow a tiny bit can go there and you gotta take it out. Luckily I use Stannous Flouride toothpaste and it dislodges easily or if am not within brushing window, few easy head tilted swishes can cause a little "earthquake" so later when I either chew some else it goes with it by swallowing mechanism. Which acts as a vaccum! I didnt know until I had my extraction, is taking a lot of power for the body to do this and can interfere with in the first extraction days.

And to come back to my surgeon, he stood his ground and bro my temporary suture for a good part they haven't fell :) They will and it cause tiny bleeding when they dissolve but just to see what a motivated dental surgeon hand looks like in some parts of the world.
 
Ds said:
Welcome to the 2024 Recovery Thread.

Last year's thread can be found here.

What we do here?

Pretty much just share where you are at today in your recovery, and if you have anything going on with your life that is threatening your recovery then this is the place to do so. ❤️
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Me, personally. I'm not doing well. Got in a pretty bad car accident about 2 days ago. Totalled my car, and now going through the process of getting into it at the tow lot.
Back at zero again.
Hey, trying to think positive. I'm trying at least.

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Please see this THREAD for a list of mental health and recovery support resources.
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I'm really sorry to hear about your car accident, but I'm glad you're trying to stay positive through it all. Recovery can feel like it's taking a step back sometimes, but taking it one day at a time is all you can do. Keep pushing through, and if you feel overwhelmed, there are many resources available to support you. You might want to check out this therapy page for a list of mental health and recovery support options. We're all in this together! Stay strong. ❤️
 
Does Kratom make withdrawal RLS go away?

I feel like I keep taking these half teaspoons of Kratom every few hours purely out of desperation to feel better but honestly I don't know if it's making things better or worse. RLS keeps coming back
 
whereismylife said:
Does Kratom make withdrawal RLS go away?

I feel like I keep taking these half teaspoons of Kratom every few hours purely out of desperation to feel better but honestly I don't know if it's making things better or worse. RLS keeps coming back
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Have you tried magnesium?
 
Ugh. Talk to you later . No grrrrr.

I don't want to write a whole scroll. But I prob ably couldn't anyway.


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Just remember little steps ... lead to big results.

That's what I am still doing. It works eventually.
 
I have been taking lots of magnesium glycinate I think it is and also magnesium lotion

Honestly the only thing that I found that really helps is ALCAR, varenicline, or Dexedrine but all of those are stimulating so they wake me up more.

This is day 6 or 7 and every night I've slept maybe 30 minutes at the most
 
Hey guys, hope everyone has been doing well ❤️. Fall is finally here and the weather feels really good outside. I hate it when it's over 100 degrees. My car has NO air conditioning, and it sucks. Hey I'm grateful for the portable rechargeable fans tho. I got a nice one that gives a little breeze which was nice.

I've been doing well, at the end of the month I'll be sober for a solid year! It's been an interesting experience, from detox>in-patient>intensive outpatient>sober living ride.
I'm currently still in sober living. A place called an Oxford house. Which I've been here for maybe 6 months?

It's a recovery based program which is nice because for the first time my mental health is being treated, and no I didn't need a meeting sheet signed 🤢. Without saying much, I'm able to take meds while I'm there. Which is great because every other program I've been to either wanted me off psych meds, or i couldn't take a certain psych med, or cost a lot of money. Which is great.

Anyway, would like to hear how some others have been doing. ❤️
 
Ds said:
Hey guys, hope everyone has been doing well ❤️. Fall is finally here and the weather feels really good outside. I hate it when it's over 100 degrees. My car has NO air conditioning, and it sucks. Hey I'm grateful for the portable rechargeable fans tho. I got a nice one that gives a little breeze which was nice.

I've been doing well, at the end of the month I'll be sober for a solid year! It's been an interesting experience, from detox>in-patient>intensive outpatient>sober living ride.
I'm currently still in sober living. A place called an Oxford house. Which I've been here for maybe 6 months?

It's a recovery based program which is nice because for the first time my mental health is being treated, and no I didn't need a meeting sheet signed 🤢. Without saying much, I'm able to take meds while I'm there. Which is great because every other program I've been to either wanted me off psych meds, or i couldn't take a certain psych med, or cost a lot of money. Which is great.

Anyway, would like to hear how some others have been doing. ❤️
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Nice to hear from you bud. Grats on a year!

I have some homies at the Oxford houses they over here. I've heard really good things about it.
 
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